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MISCELLANEOUS INTELLIGENCE. 



London Hokticultuhai. Society. April 19. — Sir O. Moslsy, Bart., in the 

 chair. AleN. Allen Francklyn, Esq., and Gen. Brotherton, were elected Fellows. 

 From Messrs. Rollisson there was a fine specimen of Dendrubium macrophyllum, 

 which, although not in such good condition as it had been a few days previously, 

 was still very beautiful; with it were Combretum macrophyllum, a climbing plant 

 with clusters of bright crimson flowers, which it produces fieely, and Dumbeya 

 cannabina. A Knightian medal was awarded for the Dendrobium. Messrs. 

 Lucombe and Piuce exhibited a new white Azalea, called A. leucomegista, cer- 

 tainly a fine variety, possessing much the habit of a Rhododendron ; the leaves are 

 much broader than those of the old A. indica, the flowers larger, and produced 

 in dense clusters. There was also an early bloom of Rosa devoniensis, from the 

 same nursery. A Knightian medal was awarded for the Azalea. Messrs. Veitch 

 sent Manettia bicolor, a new greenhouse climber from the south of Brazil, with 

 beautiful scarlet tubular flowers, tipped with yellow; and a species of Epidendrum. 

 A Banksian medal was given tor the Manettia. From Messrs. Young were 

 a handsome species of Gesnera; a seedling Azalea, with large light purple 

 flowers ; a very rare plant called Bladhia japouica, and Illicium religiosum — the 

 foliage of this plant has some resemblance to that of the orange, the flowers are 

 gathered by the Japanese to perfume their temples, and the fruit is also used in 

 many of their ceremonies. A certificate was awarded to Messrs. Young for this 

 plant. Messrs. Chandler brought two plants of Camellia nitida, with small 

 flowers and striped and cupped petals; it was introduced from China by John 

 Reeves, Esq., and is likely to prove a good variety, although it does not difler 

 materially from some of the kinds now cultivated. A certificate was given for 

 these. From Mr. Rivers was a splendid collection of forced Roses, chiefly per- 

 petuals, which are found to force admirably and to retain their tiagrance ; the 

 following is a list of those exhibited : — 



Perpetuate. 



Torrida, brilliant crimson. 



Bernard, pink, beautiful form. 



Grand, or Fabert's, very large, bright 

 rose. 



Lodoiska, also very large, blush. 



Antincius, deep purplish crimson. 



Ferox, very large, lilac rose. 



Clementine Seringe, pale blush ; this 

 has the peculiar odour of the Cab- 

 bage Rose. 



Triomphante, deep rose. 



Requiem, pale blush, very large. 



Billiard, brilliant rose. 



Rose du Roi, or Crimson, light crim- 

 son, large. 



Corate de Paris. 



Tea-scented. 



Bougtre, pale rose, very large. 



Pactolus, bright straw colour. 



Duchesse deMecklenberg, straw colour, 

 large. 



Mansais, fawn colour & rose, very large. 



Lyounais, bright rose. 



Mots. 

 Celina, brilliant crimson. 

 Bourbon. 



Hebe's Cup, brilliant rose, very large, 



perfect shape. 

 Emile Courtier, rose, large and very 



double. 

 Desgaches, pink, very double, and 



finely shaped. 

 Bizarrine, light crimson. 

 Bouquet de Flore, bright rose. 



Noisette. 

 Ne plus Ultra, creamy while, very 



fragrant. 

 Miss Glegg, white tinted with rose. 



Hybrid China. 



Madame Plantier, pure white, very 

 double, and perfect-shaped. 



Hippocrate, bright rose. 



Kleber, brilliant crimson purple. 



Beaute vive, bright rose, perfect- 

 shaped. 



A certificate was awarded to Mr. Rivers for this collection. Mr. Low exhibited a 

 Conanthera, from Chili, with dull blue flowers. Mr. Brown sent a collection of 

 Heartsease, amongst which were some excellent varieties, and a stand of his 

 seedling, called the Countess of Orkney. From Mr. Silvercock was a seedling 

 Heartsease, called Prince Albert. From the garden of the Society there was a 

 large collection of plants, containing Cyrtopodium punctatum, having yellow 

 flowers spotted with brown, which, although it has been known for some time, 

 has seldom been seen in blossom ; but from want of light the colours of that 

 exhibited were not so bright as they ought to have been: Broughtonia sanguinea, 

 with a slender branch of beautiful crimson flowers ; a new variety of OncJdium 



